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Biological monitoring of carbon disulphide and phthalate exposure in the contemporary rubber industry

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Objectives: We studied the range in urinary levels of 2-thiothiazolidine-4-carboxyl acid (TTCA), a metabolite of CS, and phthalic acid (PA), a common metabolite of phthalates, across factories and departments in the contemporary rubber manufacturing industry. Methods: Spot urine samples from 101 rubber workers employed in nine different factories were collected on Sunday and during the workweek on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at similar to 4 pm. In total, 386 urine samples were successfully analyzed. Results: Levels of both biomarkers increased significantly by a factor 2 (paired t-test P-value < 0.05) during the working week as compared to the Sunday biomarker levels with absolute increases of approximately 70 mu g/l and 5 mu mol/mol creatinine for PA and TTCA, respectively. Levels in both biomarkers did not differ markedly between working days. Increases seemed to be restricted to specific factories and/or departments (e.g. molding and curing). Conclusions: The results of this study demonstrate that rubber workers in the contemporary rubber industry are exposed to phthalates and low levels Of CS2 (similar to 0.05 ppm) as measured by PA and TTCA, respectively. Exposures to both compounds are largely driven by specific circumstances in Factories. Therefore, when estimating exposures to phthalates and CS2 detailed information should be collected on the type and amount of phthalate containing ester plasticizers, dithlocarbamates and thiurams used. Preferably, personal exposure data should be collected. In this case, biological monitoring seems a reasonable approach. However, in the case of PA attention should be given to individual background levels as this could lead to a substantial overestimation of the Occupational contribution to total phthalate exposure.

Publishing year

2005

Language

English

Pages

663-669

Publication/Series

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volume

78

Issue

8

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Springer

Topic

  • Environmental Health and Occupational Health

Keywords

  • biomonitoring
  • phthalates
  • rubber industry
  • carbon disulphide

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1432-1246